Earlier this year, two judges ruled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had improperly calculated Medicare Advantage scores and subsequent bonuses under the Star Ratings program last October. This week, CMS issued revised quality ratings for 2024, with a number of plans receiving far higher ratings and bonuses than...
Nursing homes will be required to disclose outside investors in their ownership or operations management if a new proposed rule issued on Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalized.
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report calling for increased transparency on nursing home...
The data usually is released in April but was delayed due to a calculation error. Updated July 27, 2022, the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating summarizes 47 quality measures across five categories to create a single, star rating for hospitals across the nation. Most Arizona hospitals, like the majority in the United States, earned...
On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Care Compare – an online consumer-facing database of provider quality information.
In January, CMS originally announced its plan to merge Home Health Compare with its seven other Compare sites. Agency officials said the goal was to create one...
